Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-25
DISTRICT INTERESTS IN CONGRESS.
Meeting Of the senate District Conn
mittee.

4
mittee.
THE BILL 10 INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE, THE
CABLE RAILROAD BILL AND OTHER MATTERS OF
LOCAL INTEREST CONSIDERED.
The Senate District committee, at their regular
meeting to-day, acted favorably upon the following
House bills and they were reported to the Senate:
House bill to increase the compensation Of physi-
clans To the poor at fifty dollars per MONTH the in
crease to date from the 1st OF January, 1887.
10 INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE.
House bill to amend the act to increase the police
force OF the District 1t authorized an increase to
thirty sergeants and three hundred pr1vates; pro-
vided that twenty five OF the increase in the num-
Der OF prfvates shall be appointed TO first class and
twenty-five to second class. The bill also appropr
amount necessary to carry out the increase
THE PROPOSED REFORM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
House bill to incorporate the reform school for
girls OF the District. 1t names as the board OF
trustees: Samuel s. Shellabarger, Augustus s.
Worthington. A. J. Huntington, w. C. Dodge,
Mills Dean, o. G. staples j. E. Fitch, Thomas p
Morgan and Alexander Graham Bell. The corpo-
and maintain reform school for girls, and may
taKe ana receive, by gifts, grant or devise such
ana be
ton OF the corporation, or If it should for six
months fail to maintain the school, all the prop
given the same powers that are conferred upon
the trustees OF the existing reform school for boys
Within thirty days the board shall meet and
organize.
House bill prescribing the time for sales and for
notice OF sales Of property for overdue taxes. 1t
requires the Commissioners to prepare list Of all
taxes on real property in arrears on the 1st Of
July, 1887 and each year thereafter including all
taxes due to the late corporation and publish the
same in pamphlet, OF which 900 copies shall be
distributed. The Commissioners shall also, on the
TuoSdaV nj ear wear
thereafter, give notice. by advertising twice a
week for three successive weeks in two daily
accrued penalties shall not have been paid by the
date prescribed the property shall be sold at pub
lie auction.
EXTRA roLICE DURING THE NATIONAL DRILL.
The House bill to appropriate 5000 for an ex-
ira police force to maintain order during the ma
tional drill such policemen to be paid not exceed
Ing two dollars per day each, was ordered to be
reported for reference to the appropriations COM
m1ttee, as 1t makes an appropriation.
THE CABLE RAILROAD BILL
was taken up and discussed at some length. It
| was developed that the sentiment OF the commit
tee was decidedly in favor of the bill, but the
company propose several amendments for sub
urban branches, and the consideration of these
| consumed considerable time. A special meeting
OF the committee will be held tomorrow morning
to consider the cable BILL and all the indications
are that 1t will be favorably reported, with an
amendment toprovide for a branch to the soldiers
GRANT-LINcoLN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
In the Senate to-day, MI. Malone, from the COM
mtttee on public buildings and grounds, reported
favorably the bill (recently introduced by himselD
to appropriate $500 600 for the erection OF me-
mortal bridge across the Potomac to Abraham
there shall be an arch, with statue OF Lincoln at
one end and OF Grant at the other. The plans
construction etc., shall be in charge OF commits
sion to consist OF the Secretary OF War, Chief
Justice OF the United States, chief OF engineers,
one member or the Senate and one member OF the
House.
BOUNTY FOR DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Whitthorne (by re-
Quest) introduced bill tnow pending In the House)
to pay bounty OF 800 to each soldier, or his
heirs or legal representatives, who volunteered
from the District OF Columbia and was duly mus
tered into the military service prior TO and under
but it is provided that person who has received
any other bounty shall receive this one Referred
10 military committee.
Capitol Topics.
VETO MATTERS.
The Speaker laid before the House to-day q
message from the President returning, without
his approval bill for the relief OF the estate OF
the late John How. Referred to the committee on
claims.
The Speaker also laid before the House mes
sage from the Senate announcing the passage by
that body over the Presidents veto OF bill for the
relief OF Thomas II. Hopkins. The bill and the
Presidents message were referred to the commit
tee on invalid pensions
THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri asked unanimous consent
In the House to-day that the House non-concur in
the Senate amendments to the bill creating a de-
partment OF agriculture and labor. Mr.. Morrison,
OF Illinois, objected and the bill was referred to
the committee on agriculture.
NATIONAL BANKS.
A favorable report was to-day ordered by the
House committee on banking and currency on the
1,1Iyf
national banks having capital OF less than $780,
600, and to 0000 the deposit required where the
capital exceeds that sum. Another provision Of
the bill requires all OF the national bank redemp-
tion fund 1now amounting to $50, ,OOO, 900, to be
covered into the Treasury
-......--... NOTES.
The House committee to-day listened to argu-
and others on the Seaars bill to grant charter to
the Nicaragua Canal company.
The Pension Biu Veto Sustained.
THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
The House yesterday sustained the Presidents
veto of the dependent pension bill. The vote was
taken at O'Clock, and during the roll-call, which
took nearly half an hour, there was much sup
pressed excitement, which broke out in loud
The vote stood Its to pass the bill and l5 against;
twenty -flve short OF the necessary o-th1rdS to
override the veto. The vote In detail was as
follows:
YEAs-to pass the bill over the veto-Messrs.
Adams OF III, Allen OF Mass, Anderson OF Kan,
Atkinson, Baker, -Bayne, Bingham, Bliss, Bound,
Boutelle. Brady, Browne OF Ind, Brown OF Ohio,
Brown OF Pa, Brumm, Buck, Bunnel Burleigh,
Burrows, ButterwOrth, Bynun, Campbell OF Pa,
Campbell Of Ohio Cannon, Carleton, Caswell, Con-
ger, Cooper, Cutcheon, Dayentport, Davis, Ding
ley, Dorsey, Dunham, Eldridge, Ely, Evans Ever
hart FarQuhar. Felton,, Fleeger, Ford, Frederick,
Fuller Funston, Galhnger, Geddes, Gilhllan, Goff
Grosvenor, Gr0ut, Guenlher, Hale, Hanback,, Har-
mer, Hayden, Haynes, Henderson Of Iowa, Hender-
son OF ILL.,, Hepburn, Herman, Hiestand, Hires
Hiscock, HIT, Holman Holmes, Hopkins, Houk,
Howard, Jackson, James, johnson OF N. Y, john
La toilette, Laird, Landes, Lawier, La Fevre,
IeTs. o. Iouttit, iSverins; lyman. aanSHss, ns
ken, Moffatt, morrill,, Morrow, Murphy Neece,
Negiey, Nelson, O'Donnell, O'Hara, ONeill OF Pa,
ONeili OF Mo-, Osborne, Owen, Parker, Payne,
Payson, Perkins, Peters, Pettfbone Phelps Pin
dar, Plumb, Price. Randall, Ranney, Rice, Riggs
Rockwell, kumeis, R0wen, Ryan. Sawyer, Scran-
ton, Seney, Sessions, Smalls, Spooner, Sprfggs
Steele, Stevenson, Stewart OF vt, Stone OF Mass
Strait, Struble, Swtnburne, Swope, Symes Tars-
ney, Taulbee, T. B. Taylor Of Ohio, Ike Taylor OF
Ohio, Zack Taylor Of Tenn, Thomas OF Ill,
Thomas Of Wis, Thompson, Townshend, Van
Schaick, Wade, Wadsw0rth, Wait, Wakefield
Ward Of H., Warner OF NO., Weaver OF Neb,
weaver OF Iowa, weber, West, White OF Pa, White
| Of Mimi, Whiting, Wilkins, Wolford, Woodburn
and WOrthington-155.
| NAYs-To sustain the vcto-Messrs Adams Of N.
" Allen OF Miss RaCOn Rallnntino Rarh0r,r